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Welcome to New Hope ...

So far, we found very little information about New Hope. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added New Hope to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with New Hope, please Contact Us.

New Hope would have been located within present day Lafourche Parish<2>.

While the community is gone, the present day location for New Hope is near sea level<3>.

Time Zone: The area where New Hope was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The Area Code where New Hope was located: 985

Communities Also Named New Hope ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Louisiana communities named New Hope: This one is located in Lafourche Parish and the other is located in Red River Parish.

Beyond Louisiana, there are 119 communities that are also named New Hope - they are located in Alabama (12), Arizona, Arkansas (11), California, Florida (4), Georgia (8), Illinois (3), Indiana (2), Kansas (2), Kentucky, Maryland (2), Minnesota, Mississippi (8), Missouri, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina (11), Ohio (2), Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina (3), South Dakota, Tennessee (17), Texas (15), Virginia (4), West Virginia (2) and Wisconsin.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for New Hope.

Communities near New Hope ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near New Hope.

  • Houma
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Houma is located in Terrebonne Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houma
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 32,467 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Houma <4>
  • Thibodaux
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Lockport
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Gheens
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Bayou Blue
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Bayou Blue is located in Lafourche Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou Blue
  • Des Allemands
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Bayou Gauche
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Bayou Gauche is located in Saint Charles Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou Gauche
  • Bourg
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Bayou Cane
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Bayou Cane is located in Terrebonne Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou Cane
  • Broadmoor
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Broadmoor is located in Terrebonne Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadmoor

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around New Hope. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for New Hope.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of New Hope. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around New Hope.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around New Hope. See our Newspapers Page for New Hope.

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about New Hope, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Louisiana's parishes, including Lafourche, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around New Hope - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.